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Austin Ridge is a Director in Gantry’s El Segundo office, where he specializes in structuring and originating debt solutions for commercial real estate investors and developers. Since joining Gantry in January 2020, Austin has closed over $1.5B in commercial real estate financing transactions with a variety of capital sources, including Gantry’s esteemed roster of institutional life insurance companies, CMBS lenders, banks, credit unions, and debt funds to fulfill the financing needs of CRE investors and developers.
Austin Ridge graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2019 with a concentration in finance. He was born and raised in Southern California, currently residing in El Segundo where he enjoys spending time with family and friends, golfing and boating.
How LifeCo Lenders Are Expanding Their Reach in 2026
Uncertainty creates opportunities and new comfort levels. By Austin Ridge The recent post-volatility years upended many borrowers’ traditional lending relationships, forcing sponsors to identify new sources for optimized debt to successfully fund their portfolio goals. Now the same is true for permanent lenders and their pursuit of yield in today’s highly competitive debt markets, particularly when targeting loans for the preferred industrial, retail and multifamily property types. There is...
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - BS, Business Administration (Finance Concentration)
ARGUS Enterprise Certification - 2019
NAIOP SoCal, Member
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA)
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC)
CA DRE #02151785 | Corp Lic #01188877
